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🎉🎄🎁 Happy Holidays from the Karam Law family! 🎁🎄🎉 As we celebrate this festive season, we're taking a break from the legal world to enjoy some fun! 🎉 This year, our team came together for a friendly competition, and let’s just say... the results were as unpredictable as immigration law! 😅 From all of us at Karam Law, we wish you a holiday filled with warmth, joy, and good company. 🏠✨ Whether you’re spending the season with family, friends, or enjoying some well-deserved relaxation, we hope your holidays are full of happiness and laughter. Thank you for trusting us with your immigration needs this year. Cheers to a new year filled with hope, progress, and a reinvigorated team of immigration experts! 🌍❤️ #HappyHolidays #ImmigrationLaw #FamilyFeudFun #SeasonOfJoy #CheersToNewBeginnings

Started to receive inquiries about this exciting news for J-1 exchange visitors so I wanted to briefly explain the change here. The U.S. Department of State has revised the Exchange Visitor Skills List for the first time since 2009. This change will impact many J-1 visa holders by removing the two-year home residency requirement for individuals from countries that are no longer listed, including India, China, Brazil, and Turkey. The two-year rule can be a significant hurdle for J-1 visa holders, often preventing them from applying for H-1B visas or permanent residency without returning to their home country or obtaining a waiver. With this update, if your country is no longer on the Skills List, you will not be subject to the two-year home residency requirement based on the Skills List. This applies retroactively, so it may affect those who were previously subject under the previous Skills List. But here is the important part: this change does NOT apply to everyone. The two-year rule still applies if: (1) Your J-1 program involved U.S. or foreign government funding. (2) You participated in graduate medical training in the U.S. (residency or fellowship).

🌞🎉 Summer Office Party Highlights! 🎉🌞 The Karam team had an blast at our annual summer office party! A cruise down the Mississippi with Magnolia Blossom Cruises did not disappoint. From delicious food to great conversations, it was a fantastic opportunity for our team to relax, reconnect, and celebrate our shared successes. We especially enjoyed surprising Attorney Matthew Woodward with a pre-wedding celebration. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and made the afternoon special. Your enthusiasm and camaraderie are what make our firm not just a workplace, but a community. 🙌 Cheers to helping our clients and supporting each other. Let's do this! #TeamSpirit #ImmigrationLaw #WorkCulture #CelebratingSuccess #SummerFun

🎉 On June 18, 2024, the Biden Administration's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took a monumental step towards family unity with the new program called Keeping Families Together! This program will allow certain noncitizen spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply for parole in place, potentially enabling them to seek lawful permanent residence without leaving the U.S. 🌟 This is a game-changer for countless families who have been living in the shadows for years. 🌟 Here’s what you need to know: ✅ Eligibility: Noncitizen spouses of U.S. citizens who have been in the U.S. for 10+ years, have no disqualifying criminal history, and meet other requirements. Stepchildren of U.S. citizens are also eligible. USCIS will publish more details on eligibility on Monday, August 19, including additional information about disqualifying crimes. ✅ Start Date: Applications open August 19, 2024. 📅 Need help navigating this process? Our expert team at Karam Law is here to guide you through every step of the application. 📝👩⚖️👨⚖️ Contact us at info@karamlaw.com to get started and ensure your family benefits from this opportunity.  

Navigating the complexities of immigration law can be overwhelming. Our team is committed to providing clear and actionable guidance to local communities, whether it is advice on work authorization, temporary status options, asylum, or citizenship. On August 2nd, Karam Law Attorneys Enes Demirel and Allison Wells shared their immigration expertise with the local Ukrainian community at the UKRAINIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER INC in Minneapolis. We hope these types of presentations empower individuals with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about their immigration journey. Together, we can turn challenges into opportunities. 

Happy Independence Day from Karam Law! We are privileged to witness firsthand the courage, resilience, and aspirations of individuals and families pursing the American Dream. Their journeys embody the very essence of what it means to pursue happiness and liberty. Let us use this holiday to honor not only our forefathers but also the countless immigrants who have enriched our country with their cultures, skills, and hard work. Their contributions make our nation stronger and more vibrant. Here’s to a future where the values of equality, justice, and opportunity are accessible to all who call America home. Wishing everyone a safe and joyous 4th of July! #IndependenceDay #Immigration #AmericanDream #Freedom #Liberty #Diversity

We are so proud of Alexis Dutt's election to the Executive Committee for our local chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She will be an excellent representative for our local bar and immigrant community!

We are 🌟 proud 🌟 to announce that three of our talented attorneys will be representing Karam Law at this year's Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference on Friday, May 17, 2024! Alexis Dutt and Allison Wells will be sharing their expertise as speakers, and Enes Demirel has served as part of the Conference Planning Committee, helping shape this incredible event. We look forward to learning from all of the speakers at the event and reconnecting in person with our peers in immigration law. For more information - see the conference brochure: https://lnkd.in/gSkSEvN8

Three cheers for our amazing clients who spur us to be zealous, creative advocates! Celebrating a new permanent resident on this sunny Friday ☀️🎉 Great work, Alexis Dutt and team!

We are looking forward to Jennifer joining our team this summer! Jennifer previously worked at Karam Law as a temporary file clerk and we are excited to have her passion for immigration in the office full time!